Definition of Acetonuria

Definition of Acetonuria

1. Noun. (pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Acetonuria

1.
Excretion in the urine of large amounts of acetone, an indication of incomplete oxidation of large amounts of lipids; commonly occurs in diabetic acidosis.
Origin: acetone + G. Ouron, urine
(05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Acetonuria

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1.Clinical Diagnosis: The Bacteriological, Chemical, and Microscopical by Rudolf Jaksch von Wartenhorst (1899)"In this connection the presence of acetone is referred by Decker, Abram to
albuminous decomposition. The occurrence of acetonuria in association with ..."

2.A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders, John Herr Musser (1917)"... and multiplying the number read by the factor of the apparatus us<ii.
after making any required corrections. acetonuria ..."

4.New Aspects of Diabetes: Pathology and Treatment by Karl Harko von Noorden (1912)"The risk of acetonuria must certainly not be underestimated, neither must it be
... Diabetics may exhibit an acetonuria of a perfectly harmless nature, ..."

5.Clinical treatises on the pathology and therapy of disorders of metabolism by Karl Harko von Noorden (1905)"D. DANGERS OF acetonuria (COMA ... In what do the dangers of acetonuria consist ?
Anyone who has had the opportunity of seeing a diabetic patient die in ..."

6.Surgical After-treatment: A Manual of the Conduct of Surgical Convalescence by Le Roi Goddard Crandon (1910)"... days after operation,2 and that if acetonuria is present before the operation,
narcosis increases it.3 JA Kelly * reported that out of 400 postoperative ..."